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Dispatches From the Culture Wars – Reason’s Greetings Edition

Less Moore?; Alabama drama; Machismo under fire; Which women beat Moore?; Webster’s f-word; Jerusalem, for Christ’s sake

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Roy Moore Lost the Battle, But He’s Winning the War

By Joseph Lowndes
December 13, 2017
Washington Post

Moore's vision for the Republican Party is becoming a reality.

Black Alabamians Discuss Their Decisive Role in Doug Jones’ Victory

By Kira Lerner
December 13, 2017
Think Progress

"That's the power of the sister vote."

The Macho Individualism That Gave Rise To #MeToo

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By Heather Cox Richardson
December 13, 2017
WBUR

Republicans increasingly championed the idea of a nation of individualists: men who ran their lives as they saw fit, unhampered by government.

The Alabama Election Shows Exactly Why Feminism in 2018 Can’t Just Be About White Women

By Anna North 
December 13, 2017
Vox

Black women voted overwhelmingly against Roy Moore. Feminism has to recognize their leadership.

1992 Iowa and the Rebirth of Feminism

By Lynda Waddington
December 17, 2017
Cedar Rapids Gazette

Each year, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary selects one word that received increased attention and interest throughout the year, naming it as the “Word of the Year.” Not surprisingly, given the current state of our union, the word for 2017 is “feminism.”

Armageddon? Bring It On: The Evangelical Force Behind Trump's Jerusalem Speech

By Allison Kaplan Sommer
December 11, 2017
Haaretz

The U.S. evangelical community is in raptures over Trump's decision to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel, believing it moves the world closer to Armageddon.